Rail-joint.



No. 889,034. PATBNTED MAYQG, 190s.

P. NERALIG. RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 1907.

M, Z 2. www y I Ihr/lays E/ f? E FRANZ NERALIG, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

Application led .Tune 24, 1907. Serial No. 380,569.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ NERALIC, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. I

This invention relates to improvements in rail joints, and the invention has for its object provision of positive and reliable means for looking the confronting ends of two rails together, to prevent longitudinal displacement of said rails.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel rail fastener or chair for supporting the confronting ends of two rails and preventing lateral displacement of said rails. To this end, 1 provide the end of the rail with a hook-shaped tongue for engaging in a socket formed in the adjoining rail. The

' ends of the rails are embraced by a chair or fastener, which is spiked to ties in a novel manner, preventing the chair or fastener from creeping or moving the ties.

The detailed construction entering into the invention will be presently described, and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing forming partof this specification, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rail joint. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the saine. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the confronting ends of two rails. Fig. 4 is a plan of the chair or fastener. Fig. 5 is a similar view of a modified form of the same. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the end of a rail constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 7

is an elevation of a spike used in connectionv having integral splice bars 9. The chair or fastener is provided with converging openings 10 adapted to register with the openings 7 formed in the base fianges 6 of the rails 1 and 2. The openings 10 upon one side of the chair are disposed op osite to the openings upon the opposite si e of the chair, but in Fig. 5 of the drawings, have illustrated the openings upon one side of the chair as staggered with relation to the openings upon the opposite side.

ln connection with the rail joint, l, use spikes 1 1 having T shaped heads 12 and beveled ends 14. When the spikes 1 1 are driven through the openings 10 and 7, into one or more ties 15, the beveled ends of the spikes lie in close proximity to one another, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, forming'a wedge in the tie, rendering it almost impossible for the chair or fastener to become displaced from the tie. By interlocking the ends of the rails 1 and 2 and then locking the rails, chair or fastener together by spikes, l not only dispense with the use of nuts and bolts, but provide a durable rail joint that can be easily and quickly assembled by unskilled labor.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The combination with a pair of rail sections, one of which is formed with a socket and the other' of which is formed with a tongue, the latter adapted to engage in the socket thereby connecting the sections together, of means for maintaining the joint between said sections, said means consisting of an integral chair embracing both sides of the base of the rails and the connecting ends of the rails, said chair having each side provided with converging openings, each of said rails having its base formed with converging openings registering with the openings iii the chair, spikes extending through the openings at an inclination and having the inner terminals thereof beveled, the beveled end of one terminal opposing the other end of the A FRANZ NERALIC.

Vitnesses:

A, H. RABsANG, MAX H. SRoLovi'rz. 

